Other Specialized Geriatric Services in Ottawa and the Champlain Region

Ottawa

Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa (GPCSO)The mission of GPCSO is to provide expertise and leaership in the practice of community-based geriatric psychiatry, using an interdisciplinary approach, with the aim of enhancing the mental health and well-being of the elderly in their own environment.

Referrals are accepted by mail or fax from physicians, community agencies, health care professionals, families, friends or the individual concerned.

Memory Disorder ClinicA Dementia diagnostic and treatment clinic. The clinic is unable to process cases that coincide with an acquired brain injury, documented neurological disorder (eg MS), active substance abuse, inadequately controlled psychiatric illness, or long standing learning disabilities. Patients less than 45 years are only seen under special circumstances.

Montfort HospitalA bilingual multidisciplinary Specialized Geriatrics Clinic is held once a week. Patients typically attend for 1 - 3 sessions for a full Geriatric workup by a Geriatrician and other multidisciplinary staff as appropriate.

Referrals can be made by the Geriatric Outreach Assessment team, internally from Montfort Hospital, or from the community by Family Physicians.Tel: 613 746 4621 ext 3136Fax: 613 748 4995Website

Geriatric Psychiatry -- Royal Ottawa Health Care GroupThe program provides a range of services to meet the mental health needs of adults 65 years of age and over.

Working together with families, primary care physicians, community psychiatrists and community agencies, staff help individuals improve the quality of life and achieve optimal level of functioning.Website